Highland Band Boosters

January 2019 Newsletter Welcome to 2019!  We hope you've been enjoying it so far and that your band students have had a great start to their year and are ready for their ISSMA performances! The next few weeks are a busy one for the band! Upcoming Dates for Jan/Feb 1/26 - ISSMA Solo & Ensemble @ Wilbur Wright MS in Munster 2/7 - Pep Band : MS Night!  7-8th graders are invited to join our HS band for pizza before the Pep performance @ 5pm.  Students will get an RSVP form via Google Classroom from Mr. Blocker.  We want to make sure we have enough pizza! 2/8 - Quarterly Band Fun Night - Pizza & Movie Night @ 6pm.  Students will get an RSVP and will vote on the movie we will watch! 2/11 - Booster Meeting followed immediately by a mandatory Marching & Disney 2019 meeting! Marching 2019 Now is the time for your 7th-HS student to consider if they are going to march for our 2019 season.  We will be holding a mandatory meeting after ou...

November 2018 Newsletter November is a time where we all remember to be thankful.  The Board would like to send a THANK YOU to everyone for helping out to make our craft show another great success for the band!  It would have been impossible without the generous donations of bake sale items, soda and most importantly your time! Lady's Gourmet Fundraiser was a great success! They even said we did extremely well for our first fundraiser with them! Delivery is on November 20th after school. Pickup times and locations are: 4:00-5:30 @ HHS Auditorium Lobby & 7-10pm @ Stardust during bowling Band Family Bowling Night is coming up on November 20th at Stardust Bowling in Dyer!  We hope that we can have all of our band families join us.  The final day for RSVP and pre-payment is Friday, November 16th.  Make sure to get your RSVP in.  If you are an adult and you wish to come and hang out with us but not bowl, we are requesting a $5 donation to h...

Lady's Gourmet Popcorn Sales! Our Lady's Gourmet Popcorn sale continues through fall break until 10/31.  Please turn your envelope with your order form and money in to Mr Blocker no later than 10/31.  These are a great fundraiser for the band and your student.  Remember, each tub sold earns them $2 into their student accounts!  8 tubs = ISSMA Solo Fee is paid! Craft Fair Our fall craft fair is huge this year.  I've been turning away crafters for almost 2 months now because we are overfull with 105 crafters!  This is a HUGE fundraiser for the band.  To share the profit, we pay each student and family member that helps out, $2 per hour into the student accounts. Parent Sign-Up:  http://signup.com/go/ OymvyiY Share the event with your friends and family on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/ events/2036299039723299/ Can't help with a few volunteer hours?  We have a couple of donation options for the craft fair. ...

September 2018 Newsletter  Highland Festival of Bands 9/15 @ 2:45 - Our 7th, 8th and HS non-marchers will kick off the festival with the National Anthem! We invite all band families to come out and support our Marching Trojan Pride! Complimentary entry passes will be emailed to parents and given to your students. Simply show the printed ticket or ticket on your phone for family entry. Band Activity Night 9/28 @ 5pm - Students will RSVP in class. Each student is asked to bring a plain white cotton t-shirt for tie-dying fun! We will have pizza, chips and soda. There will be games and other activities for the students to enjoy some fun and fellowship with other band members. Lady's Gourmet Popcorn We are working with Lady's Gourmet Popcorn in Griffith, for a fall fundraiser with delivery Tuesday, November 20th before our Thanksgiving holiday! Information will be coming home in the coming weeks! Each tub we sell earns the band $4! Volunteer Opportunity! Mark yo...

Welcome back! Who are the Band Boosters? Quite simply, a band booster is you, the band parents.  You don the hat of cheerleader, fundraiser, water provider, seamstress, event planner, chaperones and/or pit crew.  We play many roles to support our bands.  We can't be successful without the help of you!  There is no fee, everyone is welcome! Your 2018-2019 Band Booster Board President: Trisha Laich 1st VP (Events): James Walker 2nd VP (Fundraising): Karen Olson 3rd VP (Communications): Laura Pilewski Treasurer: Michelle Walter Secretary: Rosy Juran Mark Your Calendars! Welcome back to school band event! Friday, September 28 @ High School around 4pm.  Fun events for ALL band students.  Please keep an eye out for further info. Join us at Tailgate 8/24 5-7pm - First Marching Performance to follow during game.  Band will be selling Lemonade Shake-ups and have a lollipop pull.  Raffle Ticket Fundraiser is our ...

A couple of updates from our Booster Meeting last week! 1. We will again be hosting a March-A-Thon !  All proceeds your child raises goes into their band accounts, which can be used to pay anything payable to the boosters!  You can start advertising now.  Each band & guard member should have their own pages! If you don't see your child's page, please let me know!  Send a personal message to friends and family asking for a donation.  Post your page to Facebook or other social media a couple times through the campaign. The main link: https://99pledges.com/fund/ 2018MTP Your child's name should be at the bottom, their personal link will have their first name - last name, such as:  https://99pledges.com/ fund/2018MTP/jonas-rigney for Jonas. 2. During band camp, the boosters provide dinner for the 6 instructors.  We are asking, if you could please bring dinner at 5:15 to the HS Band Room, use the sign-up link below.  Things brou...

Lots of things going on in the coming month!! Tonight! Friday, April 13th the High School Concert Band will perform at Hanover Central High School  ( 10120 W 133rd Ave, Cedar Lake, IN 46303) for ISSMA competition at 7:30 pm.  They could certainly use a cheering section.  Come on out and support our HS Concert Band. Booster Board Nominations/Voting Next Month We are looking for some fresh faces to help serve on our Booster Board.  The board meets monthly before the monthly booster meeting.  You can nominate yourself or someone you think would help our band program.  Submit your nominations before our next booster meeting, where we will vote.   Nominate someone today ! Band Banquet We will be hosting our annual Band Banquet on May 17th in the High School Cafeteria.  Invitations will mailed soon.  Cost is $10 per person (senior class students and children under 3 are free).  You can  RSVP  now. Upcoming Marching ...